Sellafield Ltd – Key to Britain’s
Energy Future
Phil Reeve
Decommissioning Head of Strategy and Technical
9 April 2014
Sellafield Ltd strategy – Mission and Vision
Mission: to deliver safe, secure site
stewardship whilst delivering value
for money and urgency in the
reduction of risks and high hazards
posed by Sellafield’s historic
facilities and wastes.
Vision: through the safe and expert
delivery of our mission, we will be
recognised as an efficient, honest
and hardworking organisation that
will play a significant role in Britain’s
energy future.
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Sellafield Ltd strategic objectives
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Sellafield Ltd strategy - underpinned
Sellafield Ltd strategy – potential new missions
• Support additional Nuclear Decommissioning
Authority missions e.g. Plutonium
recycling/management
• Lead the UK capability in decommissioning and
waste e.g. capitalise on Sellafield Ltd knowledge
and technology
• Create a long term structure for growth e.g.
develop strategic partners in different industries
Sellafield decommissioning strategy
Strategic Context
UK Policies & Regulations
Sellafield Strategy
Decommissioning Arrangements
Decommissioning Strategy
future
REV 1
future
“How do I Build and Maintain a Site
Decommissioning Plan”
Decommissioning Integrated Strategic Plan
Rev A
Rev B
Rev C
Business Cases
Decommissioning LTP
Submission
Programme Business Cases
Decom
Division
POCO
Retrievals
Calder Hall
Programme Business Cases
Programme Business Cases
Programme Business Cases
Strategy Development
Decommissioning integrated strategic plan –
context and rationale
Strategic Context
UK Policies & Regulations
Sellafield Strategy
Decommissioning Arrangements
Strategy Development
Decommissioning Strategy
future
REV 1
future
“How do I Build and Maintain a Site
Decommissioning Plan”
Decommissioning Integrated Strategic Plan
Context & Rationale
APPROVED 26/02/2014
Strategy “Configuration Control” via the following:
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Logic Aligned Master Programme
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Waste Routing Diagrams
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Decision Calendars
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Integrated Risks
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Milestones
Rev A
Rev B
Rev C
Business Cases
Decommissioning LTP Submission
Decom Portfolio Overview Paper
PFSP
PFSP Programme Business Case
FGMSP
FGMSP Programme Business Case
MSSS
MSSS Programme Business Case
PFCS
PFCS Programme Business Case
SR&DP
SR&DP Programme Business Case
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PA
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PA
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PA
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Visual representation of approach to
prioritising work
Volume of Work Available
Previous approach - Only work in Group 1 is undertaken
Tasks from risk groups 2 & 3 had to be justified for inclusion into Group 1 to ensure they were
undertaken
PRIORITY 1
RISK GROUP 1
RISK GROUP 2
RISK GROUP 3
Work undertaken in these groups
Now
Balanced view of aggregated risk reduction means work undertaken across the three groups (light
colours)
Work undertaken in these groups (shown by light colours)
PRIORITY 1
RISK GROUP 1
RISK GROUP 2
RISK GROUP 3
PRIORITY 1
RISK GROUP 1
RISK GROUP 2
RISK GROUP 3
Decommissioning strategy overview
Principles
Instructions
Rules
Risk Group 2
Bulk retrievals
from intolerable
facilities.
High probability
lower
consequence
facilities.
Risk Group 3
Enablers and
opportunities for
accelerated risk
reduction
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Ri
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‘1 ’ – Safe & Secure storage of the nuclear
inventory and compliance with the site licence
Priority
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Scope
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Time
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Risk
Risk Group 1
Sellafield decommissioning strategy
Strategic Context
UK Policies & Regulations
Time
Assessment Stage A
Stage B
Stage C
Stage A Overview
Stage B Overview
The overarching Stage A assessment process will identify credible alternative strategic options for future process steps
Stage C Overview
The overarching Stage B output will identify the
lead strategic option and contingency
This will be delivered by appraisal of critical questions and drivers against all the identified alternative strategic options.
Credible options identified and implications for each option assessed
The Stage C output will
review the deliverability of the
lead option, finalising the
strategic position.
Completed: April 2015
Completed: August 2014
Completed: April 2015
Task A1
August 2014 (est) Review of strategic
tolerances
published
DRAFT: To be developed
in January 2014 in
conjunction with the NDA
Task B2
Implications of each alternative strategic option
assessed including review of benefits and
detriments
Completed: Feb 2015
Completed: Dec 2015
October 2015 - Regulator
requirement for a Draft integrated
and optimised strategy and plan
for decommissioning
April 15 - Gate B paper issued
April 2015 Draft
Strategy 3
production
commences
Oct/ Nov 2014 Comprehensive Spending
Review
Stakeholder engagement during options assessment and identification
of lead strategic option
Dec 2015 - Gate C paper issued
Dec 2015 - Task C1
Complete
March 2015 - Task B3
Complete
Aug 2014 - Gate A paper
published
Sep 2014 - Task B1
Complete
NDA review of
impact on pace
and priority of
decommissioning
across estate
from proposed
alternative
strategic option
April 2015 (est) End State review
published
Stakeholder
engagement on Stage
A assessment
(engagement route
TBD)
Stakeholder engagement
during options assessment
and identification through SR
TOG
Review of deliverability of
lead strategic option.
Strategic position finalised
Task B3
Lead strategic option identified
Completed: March 2015
Feb 2015 - Task B2
Complete
Duration: August 2014
April 2014 - Task A4
Complete
Task A6
Post assessment review
Aug 2014 - Task A6
Complete
Feb 2014 - Task A2
Complete
Task A4
Duration: Mar - April 2014
April 2014 - Task A3
Complete
Feb 2014 - Task A1
Complete
Jan 2013 - SDS Rev 1 formally
issued
Nov 2013 - SDS Rev 0 issued
Task C1
Duration: April - Aug 2014
Defined tolerances for strategic options
Dec 2013 (est)NDA Pace and
Priority of
Decommissioning Outline Position
(Factors and
Principles Review)
published
Engagement on Gate
0 paper
Undertake assessment process and
produce assessment report
August 2014 - Task A5
Complete
Sellafield Ltd
Task A2
NDA
Decommissioning Strategy
future
Duration: Mar - April 2014
Duration: Jan - Feb 2014
Regulators &
Stakeholders
Decommissioning Arrangements
April 2016 Strategy 3
published
Stakeholder
engagement on
Gate C paper
(engagement
route TBD)
October 2016 Regulator requirement
for a Final integrated
and optimised strategy
and plan for
decommissioning
Strategy Development
REV 1
future
“How do I Build and Maintain a Site
Decommissioning Plan”
Confirm key question set and assessment
process. Refine to generate critical questions
Duration: Jan -Feb 2014
Confirmation of alternative strategic options
for consideration in the assessment stage
Dec 2013 - Gate 0 paper issued
Sellafield Strategy
Task B1
Shortlist credible strategic alternative options as
previously assessed for Stage A
Completed: September 2014
Task A5
Task A3
Collaborative agreement with NDA on
relevant factors and methodology for use in
further process steps
Decommissioning Integrated Strategic Plan
Rev A
Rev B
Rev C
Business Cases
Decommissioning LTP
Submission
Programme Business Cases
Decom
Division
POCO
Retrievals
Calder Hall
Programme Business Cases
Programme Business Cases
Programme Business Cases
Potential for
further
development
beyond the High
Hazard Phase
(Gate 0)
Workstream composition over time
Decommissioning
SR&DP
Broadfront
decommissioning
PFSP
FGMSP
High hazard
& risk
reduction
MSSS
PFCS
Broadfront
decommissioning
THORP
MAGNOX
Broadfront
decommissioning
Calder
Lead time for POCO
planning
Lead time for waste route development
2040
2030
2020
Others
2013
Operations
Operations
N.B. timeline is illustrative only
Summary
• Sellafield integrated strategy is a public high level
strategy
• Decommissioning have developed their strategy to align
from a division level
• Work ongoing to continue improvements
• Striving to accelerate risk and hazard reduction